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Scott Moe
Premier of Saskatchewan
(Term began 2018)

This article is the Electoral history of Scott Moe, the Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He is the fifteenth premier of Saskatchewan, taking office in 2018.

Moe succeeded outgoing Premier Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party following a party leadership convention held in 2018, and thus became Premier of Saskatchewan. Moe has not yet led the Saskatchewan Party in a general election, as the next election is scheduled for 2020. Moe is the second of two Saskatchewan Party premiers to date.

Moe has stood for election to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan two times, in the general elections of 2011 and 2016. He was elected both times.

Moe served in the Cabinet of Brad Wall from 2014 to 2017, when he resigned from Cabinet at the beginning of the Saskatchewan Party leadership contest.

Summary

Moe is currently the shortest serving Premier of the fifteen Premiers of Saskatchewan. He took office on February 2, 2018 for a current time in office of 6 years, 293 days.

Moe became premier by winning the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party after Premier Brad Wall announced his retirement in the late summer of 2017. When he announced his leadership candidacy, Moe had the support of almost half of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. He went on to defeat six candidates in a leadership vote held on January 27, 2018, in which all party members could vote, using an instant-runoff ballot. He won on the fifth round of vote-counting.

Under the Canadian principles of responsible government, Moe then became premier, as the leader of the party with a clear majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He took office on February 2, 2018.

Moe has not yet led the Saskatchewan Party in a general election. The next general election is scheduled to be held in the fall of 2020.

Moe was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2011 general election, for the electoral district of Rosthern-Shellbrook. He won the Saskatchewan Party nomination by successfully challenging the sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly, Denis Allchurch, and then went on to win the election. He was re-elected in the 2016 general election.

Moe served in the Cabinet of Brad Wall as Minister of Environment (2014-2015; 2016-2017) and as Minister of Advanced Education (2015-2016). He resigned from Cabinet in the fall of 2017, to campaign for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party.

2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election

Premier Wall announced his retirement in the fall of 2017, to become effective after the Saskatchewan Party held a leadership vote. Going into the election, Moe had the support of almost half the caucus. The party held the leadership election on January 27, 2018. The election was run with a one member, one vote system, open to all party members, coupled with an instant run-off ballot. A candidate had to receive 50% + 1 to win. The last-ranked candidate in each round of voting was eliminated. Party members could mail their ballots in, or vote in person at the party leadership convention.

Six candidates were on the ballot, and five rounds of vote-counting were needed. Moe was in second place for the first three rounds, behind Alanna Koch, but pulled into first place on the fourth round, winning on the fifth round.

Saskatchewan Party Leadership Convention,

Candidate		First Vote		Second Vote		Third Vote		Fourth Vote		Fifth Vote
		Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%	Votes cast	%
	Scott Moe	4,483	26.1%	4,495	26.2%	4,544	26.5%	5,980	36.4%	8,075	53.9%
	Alanna Koch	4,529	26.4%	4,533	26.4%	4,598	26.8%	5,591	34.1%	6,914	46.1%
	Ken Cheveldayoff	4,177	24.3%	4,202	24.5%	4,221	24.6%	4,844	29.5%2	–	–
	Gordon Wyant	3,696	21.5%	3,698	21.6%	3,780	22.0%2	–	–	–	–
	Tina Beaudry-Mellor	226	1.3%	228	1.3%2	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Rob Clarke1	48	0.3%2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total		17,159	99.9%3	17,156	100.0%	17,143	99.9%3	16,415	100.0%	14,989	100.0%

¹ Withdrew from contest after deadline.
² Eliminated (last place).
³ Rounding error.

Saskatchewan constituency elections, 2011, 2016

Moe has stood for election to the Legislative Assembly twice, in the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook. He was elected both times. In 2011, he successfully contested the Saskatchewan Party nomination from the sitting MLA, Denis Allchurch, then went on to win the riding in the general election.

2011 General election: Rosthern-Shellbrook

General Election, November 7, 2011: Rosthern-Shellbrook

Party		Candidate	Popular Vote	%
	Saskatchewan Party	Scott Moe	4,442	65.1%
	New Democratic Party	Clay DeBray	2,174	31.8%
	Green	Margaret-Rose Uvery	212	3.1%
Total			6,828	100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Rosthern-Shellbrook

Elected

2016 General election: Rosthern-Shellbrook

General Election, April 4, 2016: Rosthern-Shellbrook

Party		Candidate	Popular Vote	%
	Saskatchewan Party	X Scott Moe	4,724	71.6%
	New Democratic Party	Rose Freeman	1,288	19.5%
	Liberal	Orrin Murray Greyeyes	468	7.1%
	Green	Jade Duckett	119	1.8%
Total			6,599	100.0%
Source: Saskatchewan Archives - Election Results by Electoral Division - Rosthern-Shellbrook

Elected
X Incumbent

External links

• Elections Saskatchewan - Election Results

• Saskatchewan Archives: Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory